NJ Coastal Mayors Call for Moratorium on Offshore Wind Activity Jan30
Jan 30, 2023
This important letter signed by the mayors of 12 New Jersey coastal communities calls for an immediate stop to all offshore wind activities until it can be adequately proven that the recent whale deaths on mid-Atlantic beaches are not related. The text of the letter is provided below. A pdf of the original document can be downloaded from this page.
This important letter signed by the mayors of 12 New Jersey coastal communities calls for an immediate stop to all offshore wind activities until it can be adequately proven that the recent whale deaths on mid-Atlantic beaches are not related. The text of the letter is provided below. A pdf of the original document can be downloaded from this page.
Dear Members of the New Jersey Delegation,
The 12 undersigned mayors of New Jersey coastal communities stand united in their concern about the unprecedented number of whales that have washed ashore recently and call for an immediate moratorium on all offshore wind activities until an investigation is held by federal and state agencies that confidently determines these activities are not a contributing factor to recent whale deaths.
On January 12th, the 7th dead whale in 38 days washed ashore in Brigantine, New Jersey. The unprecedented number of whale strandings coincides with ongoing activity from acoustic survey vessels for the development of offshore wind.
While we are not opposed to clean energy, we are concerned about the impacts these projects may already be having on our environment. We urge you to take action now to prevent future deaths from needlessly occurring on our shorelines.
We thank you in advance for your prompt attention to this letter.
Sincerely,
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PATRICK ROSENELLO
Mayor of North Wildwood
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JUDITH M. DAVIES-DUNHOUR
Mayor of Stone Harbor
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PAUL M. KANITRA
Mayor of Point Pleasant Beach
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VINCENT SERA
Mayor of Brigantine
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SAMUEL COHEN
Mayor of Deal
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JOSEPH MANCINI
Mayor of Long Beach Township
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BILL CURTIS
Mayor of Bay Head
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DON CABRERA
Mayor of Wildwood Crest
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MICHAEL BECKER
Mayor of Margate
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LANCE WHITE
Mayor of Mantoloking
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JENNIFER NAUGHTON
Mayor of Spring Lake
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DARREN MATIK
Mayor of Linwood
